HYLB vs SCYB: Differences, Returns & Fees
HYLB's duration was 2.9 years on May 29, 2026 and SCYB's 3.0 on May 31, 2026; SCYB charges 0.03% to HYLB's 0.05%. Net assets: $3.2bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $2.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab High Yield Bond ETF.
SCYB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; HYLB is 3.8 times larger.
| HYLB | SCYB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025 | $3.5bn | $909m |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| What it tracks | Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 71% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
HYLB and SCYB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. HYLB follows Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index and SCYB follows not read by ETFIQ.
- Size. HYLB has $3.5bn in net assets and SCYB $909m (net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025); HYLB is 3.9 times larger.
- Holdings in common (similar). 71% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYLB and SCYB hold 71% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
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71% in common
On the same fields
HYLB and SCYB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About HYLB
HYLB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.
About SCYB
SCYB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYLB or SCYB?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYLB returned +1.2% and SCYB +1.0%.
- Which is cheaper, HYLB or SCYB?
- SCYB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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